SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced the global launch of its upgraded gaming monitors as the South Korean tech giant tries to boost sales amid the stay-at-home trend. The 2021 edition of Odyssey gaming monitors — G70A, G50A and G30A — will be available in major markets, including South [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it has launched an 83-inch OLED TV as the South Korean tech giant tries to beef up its presence in the premium TV market. LG’s 83-inch OLED TV, the 83C1, will be first available in South Korea and the United States this month. In [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is likely to unveil its new foldable smartphone in August, industry insiders said Tuesday, amid its push to popularize the foldable category. The South Korean tech giant is expected to hold its Galaxy Unpacked online event in early August to introduce the Galaxy Z Fold3 and [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. is fast converting its overseas smartphone manufacturing lines into facilities that produce home appliances, industry insiders said Tuesday, following its decision to withdraw from the mobile business. LG said the Brazilian government last month approved its plan to expand its Manaus plant in Amazonas, northwestern Brazil, [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the world’s second-largest vendor of wearable devices in the first quarter of the year, a report showed Friday, on the back of its wireless earbuds sales. The South Korean tech giant moved ahead of China’s Xiaomi Corp. for the first time to take the runner-up [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean unit of Apple Inc. will run a trade-in program to woo LG Electronics Inc.’s smartphone users, industry insiders said Friday, in a move to expand its presence on the home turf of Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone vendor. Apple’s smartphone exchange scheme with local [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Competition is heating up among South Korea’s major home appliance makers to get the upper hand in the wine cellar market, which has been growing at a healthy pace thanks to the increase in the number of people drinking at home resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales and revenues from [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday launched a shoe refresher as the South Korean tech giant eyes bolstering its sales with new lifestyle appliances amid the pandemic. Samsung’s BESPOKE ShoeDresser is a footwear care appliance that can deodorize, dehumidify and dry shoes. The product, which can manage a maximum three [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will run some of its shops in South Korea clerkless during nighttime as the home appliance maker tries to attract more consumers amid the pandemic-induced contactless trend. LG said its nine stores, including six shops in Seoul, will operate without clerks from 8:30 [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its status as the world’s leading TV vendor with a record market share in the first quarter, a report showed Tuesday, as the tech giant posted robust growth on the back of its QLED and large TVs. Samsung represented 32.9 percent of the global TV [...]